The Pauline Monastery at Jasna Góra is one of the main destinations for pilgrims in the contemporary Christian world.

The Pauline Fathers were summoned to Jasna Góra in 1382 by Prince Ladislaus of Oppeln. The miraculous painting of the Virgin Mary owned by the monastery has been drawing great numbers of pilgrims since the 15^th century, initially from other regions of Poland and later also from other European countries and from the rest of the world. The coronation of the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary with papal crowns in 1717 ultimately established the exceptional position of Jasna Góra among the world’s most important sanctuaries.

About 50 pilgrimage trails lead to Częstochowa, crossing the whole country, spanning from a couple to several hundred kilometers in length. Every year more than 200 groups ( a total of 165,000 people) reach the city on foot, with visitor numbers soaring during the main Cult of Mary feasts.

Monument of Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński

The Pauline Monastery at Jasna Góra
ul. Kordeckiego 2
42-226 Częstochowa
tel:(34) 377-77-77
www.jasnagora.pl
e-mail: sanktuarium@jasnagora.pl

The city panorama made in 2006